outbid

verb

out·​bid ˌau̇t-ˈbid 

outbid; outbidden ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn  ; outbidding

transitive verb

: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than

… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …

—Randall E. Stross

Examples of outbid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The auction house said the winner, who participated by phone and wants to remain anonymous, outbid six other prospective buyers during Tuesday’s 10-minute bidding battle. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Housing advocates have argued that those companies can outbid families with cash offers, reducing the number of homes available to first-time buyers while contributing to higher home prices and rents. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 July 2026

The goal is to make the housing market more competitive for individual buyers, who are often outbid by investors who can make all-cash offers. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 10 July 2026

These economies will likely suffer shortages in the case of further oil and gas scarcity as reserves run out and they are outbid on the remaining supply. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outbid

• amid
• eyelid
• forbid
• majid
• masjid
• outdid
• plasmid
• turbid
• undid
• bid
• did
• grid

Kids Definition

outbid

verb

out·​bid

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈbid

outbid; outbidding

: to make a higher bid than